Week 3 EOC: Where are you now and where are you going?

I feel I am at the verge of taking a huge leap into this would, and yet I am scared stiff and unable to make it. It just feels almost sudden, especially after a falling out at the job I was working at, working at a company where I felt my skills were left to rust. So I feel I'm taking in so much information all at once in this class, unable to properly process it, while also learning how to do film (and enjoy it) all over again.

I do want to put together my own video production company and engage in "guerrilla" filmmaking, but I fear that I lack the knowledge or the tricks that can make it work for someone like myself.

At this point, I decided to erase what I had written, which was more vaugeness, and readdress the subject. In the past few days, I've been taking the time to reevaluate myself and try to get back to my roots, as to what I enjoyed in years past and the stuff that got me into film in the first place. Last Thursday, I had suffered a meltdown after frustrations with my portfolio reels, to where I couldn't even get to class and I had to cool off at a bar for a half hour before I could drive home. I had been feeling (and still sort of do) envious of other's portfolio reels, and how relatively little I seem to have.

So, in all honestly, I'm starting from Square One. I'm offering editing and videography services, for pay and portfolio material. And let it grow from there.

Week 2 EOC: Intullectual Property

• http://intellectual-property.legalhelp.org/
• Intellectual Property Law is an area of law that is focused on who has the rights to and who owns different kinds of intangible assets. Copyrights, trademarks, and patents are all considered intellectual property. Copyrights, trademarks, and patents may apply to books, songs, artistic works, or inventions.
• http://boyerlawfirmblog.com/2012/02/07/why-you-need-an-attorney-to-help-protect-your-intellectual-property/
• With the America Invents Act of 2011 having been passed last year, the United States has moved from a first to invent to a first to file system. This means that if you file your invention first, it is legally your intellectual property, even if someone else may have had the idea before you. 
• http://www.aaronkellylaw.com/internet-law/intellectual-property/
• Your intellectual property should be protected and you should have access to proper recourse if it is misappropriated by others. The laws surrounding these types of case are constantly evolving to keep pace with technological advances 
• http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemId=1074299030&type=RESOURCES
• A chartered patent attorney will be able to advise you on the best way of exploiting an invention's commercial potential and can also guide you through the application process for patents and registered designs. Trade mark attorneys can advise you on design issues as well as trade marks - which could form an important part of the commercial viability of your invention.
• http://www.etsy.com/help/article/482
• A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or intellectual property right that has been allegedly infringed upon (by fax or regular mail – not by email, except by prior agreement)

Week 1 BOC: Film Festival

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Week 1 EOC: What sacrifices are you willing to make for your Career?

I feel that these days, I am willing to sacrifice a whole lot for my career, as long as it has a real long-term potential. That means leaving the RHPS cast I am on, quitting my job at Margate, moving to a whole new location, moving away from my family. But I stress that we must have a real long term plan in place for me to do all that, given the big risk involved.

A big factor is that I am also entering a career opportunity that is central in editing, and with a real and professional company. That company must be with the sufficient amount of people that can cover audio editing, graphic design, and the like. As well as management that actually knows what it takes to make productions look good. Yes, that especially includes people who know how to operate a computer, what video files are what, and how to properly focus a camera on video shoots.

And if I am going to give up my life here in Las Vegas for a career opportunity, I would need the proper connections and financial resources and income to set up a new one for myself on my own in the new locale. It'd be nice to be paid well enough to do so, and also know a few people so that you don't know what the devil to do once you get to say, Orlando (god forbid).

So, it really depends on what is worth sacrificing for. If it's for a local opportunity, then you don't need or want to give up much. But if it's a HUGE, big budget gig...yes. You can't just say no. It's a leap of faith.